Store-front construction



Dec. 15,1925. 1,566,005

F. HIMMEL Fl AL STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb. 12- 1925 Patented Dec, 15, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

FRED HIMMEL AND ISIDORE HIMMEL, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

STORE-FRONT CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed February 12, 1925.

'1 0 (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRED HIMMEL and Isroonn HIMMEL, citizens, respectively, of the United States and Austria, residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Store- Front Construction; and we do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and the characters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this application, and represent, in-

Fig. 1 a broken front view of a section of a store-front construction illustrating our invention.

Fig. 2 a sectional view of the same.

Fig. 3 a sectional view, illustrating a modified method of connecting the inner strip to the supporting-block.

Fig. 4 a sectional view, illustrating a modified form of connecting the outer strip with the inner strip.

This invention relates to improvement in store-front construction, where strips of metal, suitably formed, are employed for holding sheets of glass in position, the ob- -ject of this invention being to provide means for rigidly holding the inner strip and means for interlocking the outer strip therewith, whereby the outer strip will be securely held in place without the use of screws, and the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claim.

In carrying out our invention, we employ spacing-blocks 10, preferably formed from metal and comprising a horizontal seat 11 and an upwardly-projecting arm 12 at the rear. These blocks are secured at intervals in an inner, sash-holding strip 13, one edge of the strip being bent into U-shape to form a trough 14, and preferably interlocked with the block, as shown in Figs. 2 and 1 of the drawings, by forming the bottom of the block with a notch 15 into which the metal is bent. Near the forward edge 16, projecting beyond the block 10, is a post 17 like the post of a snap-fastener. Secured to the face of the block by a screw 18 is a tensionstrip 19, one edge seated in a notch 20 cut in the face of the block 10, and the upper Serial No. 8,634.

edge formed with corrugations 21. The outer strip 22 has a flange 23 to enter inside the tension-strip 19, and is provided with a socket 24 to set over'the post 17, whereby it is interlocked in position. A sheet of glass 25 rests on a strip of leather or other suitable material 26 on the seat 11 and against the inner strip. The tension-strip 19 is then placed in position and secured by screws 18. The upper edge of the outer strip is then inserted between the outer face of the glass 25 and the tension-strip 19, and the socket-member 24 set over the post 16 and crowded down into place, so as to firmly interlock the outer strip with the inner strip.

In Fig. 3 we have shown a modified form of our invention, in which the U-shaped bend is omitted and the upper edge of the arm 12 is rounded, and instead of interlocking the inner strip with the block 10 by means of a notch in the lower face, it may be secured to the block by a screw 28, or, as shown in Fig. 4-, instead of using the post and socket for securing the two strips together, the lower edge 29 of the outer strip may be folded upon itself to form a pocket 30 to receive the edge 31 of the inner strip. It is obvious that the design of the strips may be varied at will, and it will be understood that the outer strip is formed with drainage-slots 32.

With any of the construction shown, a firm support for the glass is provided, with no possibility of the edge of the glass coming in contact with engaging screws, and in which the outer strip is secured in place without the use of screws, the heads of which would be exposed upon the outer face. The tension-strips 19 not only assist in holding theglass in place, but provide baflles to prevent dust and air entering the drainage-slots 32 from entering the building. We claim:

A store-front construction, comprising an inner, sash-holding strip, a series of supporting-blocks arranged at intervals within said strip, said blocks each having a supporting shoulder, an upwardly-projecting arm over which the upper edge of the inner strip is folded, said blocks also formed in their lower faces with notches into which.

the inner strip is bent, said inner strip projecting beyond the said blocks and provided edge with a socket-member adapted to set with posts, a tension-strip secured to the over and interlock with said post.

outer face of said blocks and projecting up- In testimony whereof, we have signed 10 wardly therefrom and corrugated attheir this specification. 5 upper edges, an outer strip having its upper edge turned downward inside the edge of the tension-strip and provided at its lower FRED HIMMEL. ISIDORE HIMMEL. 

